Mises Remembers Eugen von Böhm-Bawerk
Newly discovered and translated article by Ludwig von Mises about Eugen von Böhm-Bawerk on the tenth anniversary of his death.
Review of Bourgeois Equality: How Ideas, Not Capital or Institutions, Enriched the World
An economics that forsakes the dignity of the human person and his capacity for creativity and aesthetics does so at its own peril and disgrace.
Review of The Ontology and Function of Money: The Philosophical Fundamentals of Monetary Institutions
This ambitious new book on the foundations of money and monetary institutions is an impressive interdisciplinary exercise.
“Finance Behind the Veil of Money”: A Rejoinder
Finance Behind the Veil of Money takes the minority view that opportunity costs are not only unnecessary but even unhelpful to understanding choice.
Review of America’s Bank: The Epic Struggle to Create the Federal Reserve by Roger Lowenstein
America’s Bank is a mixed bag. Lowenstein ignores history and tells the narrative from a central bank bias when there were rival reforms at play.
Review of Monetary Regimes and Inflation: History, Economic, and Political Relationships, Second Edition by Peter Bernholz
The book is informative about inflation in all periods of human history, and researchers looking for concise overviews will find much use in it.
Reply to Dr. Howden on Opportunity Costs
This approach to costs and action allows for a praxeological explanation of originary interest avoiding shortcomings of traditional Austrian analysis.
Is There Such a Thing As a Skyscraper Curse?
There is an emerging literature on the subject of skyscrapers and business cycles. We present new empirical evidence supporting the skyscraper curse.
Economic Indulgences: Old and New Debates on Welfare and Freedom
I fear we will make little progress politically or economically if the attachment to emotionalism does not change in favor of economic realism.
